How Relays Work - Basic working principle electronics engineering electrician amp

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[@n.g.1577]

I'm trying to understand the difference between a relay and a step-down transformer. Do you know?

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[@edgargranada4073]

@@n.g.1577 a relay is a electrical switch and a step down transformer is a transformer with a larger primary and a smaller secondary? i believe

[@edgargranada4073]

@@n.g.1577 the difference would have to be a transformer uses the concept of inductance in order to induce a charge in a secondary coil using the magnetic field of the primary coil while a relay just uses the concept of running a current through a coil in order to create magnetism to create an open or closed switch

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[@loserphil]

Im an industrial electrical apprentice and this video helped me understand relay circuits a ton !

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I started watching this course out of mere curiosity, and man I'm hooked

[@karlmadl7287]

I recently installed a timer relay in one of my rental residence properties. It’s connected to a button which a customer must press before using the gym. The timer relay powers the gym for 2 hours before shutting off, I installed this because customers tend to forget to turn off the lights, aircon, etc and I have to pay the electric bill… Anyway great content!!

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[@dienekes4364]

When I bought my last motorcycle, the previous owner had installed additional lights with a manual switch. I wanted the lights to be controlled by the key switch. I talked to a mechanic who told me it was impossible because the key switch couldn't handle that much current. I told them I wanted them to use a relay, but they insisted that the current was too high. So I just did it myself and it worked flawlessly. It was very clear that they had no idea what a relay was. Doing it myself saved me several hundred dollars and took me about 1/2 hour, so I'm actually glad they were so stupid.

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[@Xjaje]

Finally I understand the basis how a relay works! I was struggling for a long time to understand the principle how does it works in reality. Thank you!

[@cw4608]

This is the best explanation of how relays work and the differences between normally open/closed and single/double throw that I have seen. You have shown, graphically, how each behaves when energized. Thank you!

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Thanks for relaying all of this great information :)

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[@whogavehimafork]

Im well acquainted with mechanical relays, from small 24VDC ones all the way up to big 460VAC 8 pole relays, but I stayed till the end for the flywheel diode explanation because the nerds on stack exchange were either extremely rude and belittling (as per usual with that toxic website) or they over-explained with lengthy lectures with a bunch of laws, theory, and formulas. You managed to answer that question in under 30 seconds. You are a legend

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[@tatemeeks8705]

I use double throw relays every day in my job. We use them to control electric strike and electromagnet door locks, and in fire alarm systems to control elevators, hvac and locks. Thanks for the video teaching me about the other types

[@StealthyOgre]

As an RV Tech I see relays on the daily. A common control panel on most large units is called a Multi-Plex which is a 3x3 board full of relays. Love learning the intricacies of of how everything works.

[@martinlabuda9987]

With few videos you taught me more about electricity than my school did in 4 years. Thank you.

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I didn't understand how SSRs worked before now. I've been looking everywhere for an explanation on how they worked and this video is the first to fully explain it and give a picture as to how it is working. Thanks!

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[@DarthCoco]

Very helpful, as I am currently using a normally-closed relay for a soil-moisture sensor circuit.

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[@Duderantula]

I am a BMS engineer, and we use many relays for our control panels! Funny thing is that I did an electrical and electronics engineering degree as uni and didn't even learn about relays - felt like a complete idiot when I started work..! Great video, and kudos for mentioning the flywheel diode, that can easily be overlooked.

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[@Coolgiy67]

Yup insane I’m an electrical engineering student and they haven’t mentioned relays yet

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[@mygt8a4re]

This video really helped me to understand the inner workings of a relay. I have used them, know roughly when & how to install them, but have never really looked into how & why they do exactly what they do. Great vid! Thank you!

[@whogavehimafork]

If you get your hands on some of the clear ones (usually used in industrial settings rather than the common automotive ones) you can see all the inner workings. Super neat actually

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[@drdickqueso]

Im in HVAC school right now so this is really awesome. So helpful. thanks

[@douglasharley2440]

this channel just keeps getting better and better! much thanks for this fantastically clear explanation of relays, the animations just amke it so much easier to understand. that being said, it seems that the back-EMF discussion was just kinda tacked-on to the end though, and not fully-integrated with the relay part...lol, since literally everything i know about these subjects comes from here, i guess electromagnetic relays just have the diodes built-in, and since there are no electromagnets involved with solid state relays, they wouldn't have them?

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This was so incredibly helpful. I'm in school for automotive tech and the first class is electrical..Thank you so much.

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[@jfarr206]

Great video. Very clear and helpful. In the AV industry we typically see relays in control systems, such as to raise or lower a motorized projection screen.

[@tsholofelolebakeng]

PLC for Elecro Pneumatic Systems. That's where I met the relay. Thanks for comprehensive explanations.

[@mandakhg6568]

For next topic, could you enlighten us about explaining piezoelectricity ?

[@rogeliozim456]

I'm current working on a freeze dryer with relay issues and this video had been so helpful understanding what's going on inside these things! I'm also realizing how powerful of a tool relays could be for some basic controls. Thank you for making this video!

[@KirstyTube]

Really good video ! I use relay modules to allow my Raspberry Pi to control pumps and heaters for my pond. Be careful though the Pi will only output ~3.3V on the GPIO terminals so you need a module ( or build your own) with an additional 5v supply (usually marked JD VCC OR RM VCC)that actually energises the coil, most include optocoupling and flyback diode.

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[@Hopeless_and_Forlorn]

Nice lesson. Now that electromechanical relays are being rapidly replaced by solid state devices, it is interesting to look back on the ways they were designed and used in the sixty years since I began, and subsequently retired from, working aircraft electronics. For one thing, many relays are available with multiple sets of contacts, for instance 6PDT. Numbers of such relays can be wired to perform complex logic functions by wiring the primary circuit of each relay, along with remote inputs from switches and sensors, through secondary contacts in other relays. For instance, relay A coil will operate only when relay B is off (use common and NC contact of relay B), and relay C is on (use com and NO contact of relay C). In fact, simple digital computers have been built using only relays for logic processing. Many power relays, or contactors, will have sets of auxiliary contacts that switch as the main contacts move. The main contacts in a contactor are frequently in 3 sets for switching 3-phase power. The primary circuit for any given contactor may be wired through auxiliary contacts of multiple contactors to ensure that one and only one power source is connected to a bus or load at any given time. You might mention that latching relays are not always necessary for effecting a latching, or holding, circuit. Any relay can be configured as a holding relay by wiring the active wire to the coil in parallel with a set of the same relay's contacts so that once the active primary wire operates the relay, the parallel circuit through its contacts will maintain the coil circuit even after the input signal goes away. Various methods of "resetting," or deactivating, the relay are used, such as a NC push-to-open switch in the parallel circuit. When a contractor needs to be under positive control to open or close only when a discrete signal is received, latching relays are used. I have seen contactors for aircraft generator power evolve from from common relay operation that requires continuous power in coil circuit, to mechanically-latched contactors with separate coils for open and closed function, to magnetically latched contactors with two coils, one to close and one to open, to magnetically latched contactors with a single coil that is closed by a momentary current of one polarity, and opened by a momentary current thought the same coil but of the opposite polarity. It was fun.

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This is the first video I'm watching about relays and I understood the entire thing!

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These videos are really amazing. I am in hvac school and these videos are unlocking lots of understanding. Thank you for taking the time to make them.

[@Stasiek_Zabojca]

I really like combination of timed relays and 3-phase relays to make automatic star-delta switch for 3-phase motors. We used to connect them together in technical school at practical lessons. That was fun. However few guys who were not careful enough got shot from 230V AC. 😏

[@samprit5620]

Now I work in an automation based company where NO NC relays play a major role....so thanks for making my concept clear.....

[@tomthumb3085]

It’s always been my opinion that all automotive relay terminals should be numbered in a different way. The primary terminals should be “P1 and P2”, with P1 denoting the switched low current terminal and P2 to ground (or other control circuitry). The secondary terminals would be “SL”, denoting line voltage, “SC” for n/c terminal and “SO” for n/o terminals. This would be far more intuitive than the seemingly random lettering normally used.

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Amen !

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Oh you don’t think 30/87/88/87a isn’t clear enough?

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Refering to "Where i've seen a relay being used"; A couple hours ago, friends and I where controlling a turning a bell on and off using a relay that is connected to an Arduino Microcontroller depending on the reading a Soil Moisture sensor gives ! I came here to remind myself of "How relays work". Thanks for the time invested in making this video.

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Hey Paul, I have been watching your videos since many days now. I have become a subscriber of your channel and have been learning a lot about the electrical engineering. While going through the list of videos, I didn't find topics on learning how to read a circuit diagram or SLDs. It would be great if you stretch on this topic in 3 types. 1. Basic or simple circuit diagrams for electrical system in a house. 2. Circuit diagrams for a large commercial place such as a mall. 3. Circuit diagrams for an industrial building. Would be great if you make videos on HT (High tension) and LT (Low tension) electrical system as well. Thank you.

[@TheBozn]

Tension? Do you mean potential/voltage? Or are we talking tubes? Circuit diagram for a house or mall is nothing special, just larger than a electronics circuit but the foundation is the same. An installation schematic or diagram is just how you place things in a building etc, which is just too specific for most people and for a general theoretical videos like these. It also depends on where in the world you are. A bit pointless to make videos about it because people can't work on it at home and the principles are the same as in electronics.

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@@TheBozn Yes, the term voltage can also be used.

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I literally found a solution to my project. Thanks a lot.....

[@atomixify]

Thank you for this great video! I've seen tons of relays in nuclear power plants. They are controlled by 110V DC circuits and can actuate 6kV AC circuits to power pumps, compressors and these kinds of things.

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cool but what if one of them malfunctions are we depending on a spring....

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Making a fused, relay box to control a switch panel for a bunch of lights on my side by side… the shop was gonna charge me 2500 lol I bought all material and lights for 300 hahaha thank you for teaching me how useful relays are. We pay for the information we don’t know, I’m thinking of starting a business on lighting circuits…. Thank you 🙏 Blessings on you and your family.

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I've been watching some of your videos, I really like the way you explain things and the animations make it the more understandable! Thanks a lot, keep them going!

[@dang48]

Great video. We studied relays during my college course and this video helped as a refresher. As for where I've seen relays used, I've seen them used in elevator controllers, fire alarm panels (latching the signal), HVAC equipment and traffic signal controllers to name a few.

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My boss yells at me a lot and makes me feel stupid and won’t give me any answer at all so I have to watch this video

[@nottingtohide]

Learned a bit more about latching & double pole relays. Had this idea of using relays in an inverter project, so can switch between inputting between 12 or 24 volts DC. Simplistic pictures and animations work very well in explaining things.

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Was eagerly waiting for relays thank you very much.

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I'm an electrical engineering student and I really love your videos thanks a lot

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I have seen relay in electrobooms video When he makes a taser 🙂

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Video: 3:10 - We've looked at solenoids in the past, and check out that video, link in the description below. Me: CTRL+F - "sole" - No match found. ???

[@Ibn_Mahdi4Explainations]

Before about 9 months, I've contributed to a graduation project as a listener. During the project, my colleagues used a relay to control the servo motors, and that was a bit of blue blocks with nails to hang the wire in. I think that was a solid-state relay.

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now i understand that my mindset is not for engineering so i just stay in welding

[@yhtzou]

OMG, after watching this footage i totally understand how relay works！

[@Jarrod_C]

i also thought back emf pushes the electrons or current in the opposite direction, hence "back" emf....

[@chrism7574]

The term back means it opposed the change. In this situation, the change in current is opposite of the direction of the current. So the emf produces current in the same direction. Emf always acts to keep current equal, so it opposed the direction of change.

[@mdpmd11]

7:43 I’m currently in the process of fixing my Toaster oven. I troubleshot the failure to a circuit board. Then my instructor at school helped me isolate the broken relay that controlled the upper heating element. My instructor also recommended to replace the other two identical relays on the circuit board, as PM. I’ll be fixing my toaster oven, and performing PM on it for less than $3!

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I'm an auto technician, so relays are a daily thing.

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Tell more, how you use it in auto.👍

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Thanks you sir your video help me to know some basic about relay. So today I gonna pass my interview thank you sir 🥰

[@lancewalbridge3709]

I'm an elevator mechanic, I don't have the cognitive capacity to figure out how many relays I have replaced in the last 12 years

[@diyguy3165]

So relays go bad quite often? Are they the first thing you check when something electrical is wrong?

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Thank you. now I have a basic understanding of Relay Operation .

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Fast!

[@BLtheP]

Great video. I use relays all the time in my vehicles. Currently using a 5 pin changeover relay to disable my daytime running light LED when the parking brake is pulled. This way I can idle dark at night if I want. Ignition power to coil, Parking brake grounds the coil, ignition power to 87A out to 30, pull the parking brake which triggers the relay action and subsequently cuts power to the DRL as it connects 87 to 30. And since the coil was tied to the parking brake ground, the coil was bacjfeeding my instrument panel LEDs a bit, so I put in a diode so nothing can travel up that wire back to the panel/cluster. No more funky behavior after that since the coil electrons can only flow straight to the parking brake ground now. Love using electrical parts in unique ways to accomplish a goal. Definitely learned more about them from this video too. I understood electromechanical relays fine but never have used a SSR. May have to try one one of these days. I typically use Bosch changeover relays for everything I do as they are most common, and sometimes I’ll user one with a timer. Hella makes some good ones.

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I can't find any better explanation, very well done Sir.

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Any and all queries I had about relays were covered and explained perfectly for me, thank you so much. Peace and best wishes from Ireland mo chara.

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I am from India And I can say Paul is best teacher who helps me

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Thank you Junaid, do you know we also have a Hindi channel? kzbin.info/door/g4k338hz9U8jnD5SXPO5jQ

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boy am I wish my instructor explained like this when I was in college !

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Well explained. The example with the elevator blew my mind. Thank you!!

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As an HVAC tech, in run into relays a lot, great explanation!

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This was fascinating Ty!! Someone tried to explain this using paper and a pencil. I said no thanks I’ll watch a video!

[@VideomasterPDB]

I love electronics. I have a masters degree in electronic and electrical engineering. However I was never taught any of this. I'm now in my job which uses relays and using this video to get me through

[@emyrjones3027]

Hi 😁 Your videos are brilliant, I'm 64 this year and I've never done any electronics before and I'm trying to learn, I'm making a simple buzzer game for my children but I want a green light to be on and go off when the buzzer and red lights come on, I'm assuming I need a closed relay, brilliant videos 👍👍👍

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Unbelievably super clear teaching! Excellent sir! Maximum respect to you & thank you ever so much!

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[@maluplayer1]

Thanks for the explanation, I didn't understand the NO and NC contacts and the purpose on PLC drawings for relays before, but I get it now. Thank you so much!

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I love your explanations. Concise with good animations that are easy to understand. Thanks

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